Quiz 3 Flashcards
Dysmenorrhea
Painful menstruation
Dyspareunia
Painful intercourse
Dyspepsia
Indigestion
Dysphagia
Difficulty swallowing
Dysphasia
Loos of or deficiency in the power to understand language as a result of injury or disease to the brain
Dyspnea
Difficult and labored breathing, shortness of breath
Dysuria
Painful urination
Ecchymosis
Hemorrhagic, non elevated, irregularly formed, discolored area of skin caused by the seepage of blood beneath the epidermis (a bruise)
Eczema
Inflammatory condition of the skin which may be acute or chronic, characterized by itching or burn in, tiny papules and vesicles, oozing, crusting, and scaling
Edentulous
Without teeth
Effusion
Escape of fluid into a cavity
Emaciate
To become extremely thin or lean; wasting
Embolism
Obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot of blood or foreign substance
Emesis
Vomit
Erythema
Unusual redness of the skin caused by capillary congestion
Fascia
Fibrous membrane of connective tissue supporting, and separating muscles and body organs
Febrile
Pertaining to having a fever
Hemothorax
Blood fluid present in the pleural cavity
Hemorrhage
Excessive or profuse bleeding
Ileus
The presence of Air/Fluid levels on and x-rays
Ischemia
Temporary and localized anemia due to restricting circulation to a part
Pneumothorax
Presence of air or gas in the pleural space that may occur spontaneously, due to trauma, or deliberately introduced in a collapsed lung
Sepsis
Presence of pathological microorganisms or their toxins in the blood
Torsion
The twisting of a bodily organ on its own axis
Stellate
Star-shaped; radiating from a center
Stenosis
Narrowing of a body opening or passage
Stridor
Harsh or high pitched respiratory sound, caused by an obstruction of the air passages
Tachypnea
Extremely rapid respiration
Thoracostomy
Procedure to install a chest tube
Tinea
Any of many different superficial fungal infections of the skin
Tinnitus
A ringing in the ears
Tonsillectomy
Surgical excision of a tonsil
ABG
Arterial blood gas
hCG
Human chorionic gonadotropin
CBC
Complete blood count
CHF
Congestive heart failure
COPD
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
CSF
Cerebrospinal fluid
CXR
Chest X-ray
DKA
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
DVT
Deep Vein Thrombosis
ESRD
End Stage Regal Disease